Chapter 618 Killing Pigs

"That's right. I caught it and cooked it but couldn't finish it. I couldn't sell it. My mother gave it away to people everywhere, and there was only half a tank left." Lin Xiuqing took his hand and wanted to go back.

But Ye Yaodong stopped as soon as he turned around.

"No, isn't our store planning to open for business after the Chinese New Year? Can't we just bring the fish sauce to the store and sell it? People from other places don't eat fish sauce, so we in this city also eat fish sauce, right? ?”

"When the time comes, we will collect and collect what we don't want. If we can't finish it, we will throw it into the store to sell. We here don't think it is rare. If no one wants it, someone may like it in the market. Local products from the countryside are not produced in the city. , the transportation is underdeveloped and there is a lack of circulation.”

Lin Xiuqing thought about it and felt that it made sense. Dried fish was not uncommon in their countryside, but it was quite popular in the city.

They all eat fish sauce locally as a seasoning to enhance its freshness. They should be able to sell some in the market. It is better than having a jar piled up at home. Relatives and friends have already given away what they should give away.

"Then let's just wait here to catch fish? Aren't you going to the old house?"

Ye Yaodong took a flashlight and shined it on the water surface again. "Why wait here? The cold wind is freezing me to death. Let's take a look. I'll take a photo and see that these fish have phototaxis. When the flashlight shines on the water surface, if there are these below If it’s a small fish, they will boil and jump on the sea surface.”

"I caught it this way last year. If it didn't jump, it might have been another fish. The tide is so high that it's hard to catch it in the cold weather."

Lin Xiuqing pushed him, "Then I'll take care of you here. Why don't you go to your hometown first?"

Ye Yaodong watched her shrinking her neck, and the cold wind kept pouring into her neck, and she still looked up at him. He smiled and stroked the back of her head and kissed her, then hooked his arm around her neck and walked back.

"Forget it, you should go back to the house. It's so cold outside. I haven't put on my clothes or tied a scarf. I'm huddled like a quail. What are you doing outside? You don't have anything to do. Just go back and wrap yourself up in bed. I'll take a look when I get back from my hometown later. Anyway, the tide is still rising there, and it won't go out so quickly."

Lin Xiuqing was held in his arms and smiled sweetly, "It's okay, I'm not cold. If there are fish jumping on the sea, I can catch some. Let's make more fish sauce and sell it for some money. Just looking at it, there seemed to be no movement?"

It cost 13,000 yuan to order a large boat. Although she only paid a deposit of 5,000 yuan, the final payment was several thousand more. Even if she took out all the money at home, it would not be enough to pay the final payment. She felt good just thinking about it. There is a sense of urgency and an eagerness to make money.

Although she knew that she had no ability and could not make a lot of money, mosquito legs were still meat no matter how small they were.

"Well, it might be other fish, so it didn't show up. It was just under the water. Just forget it didn't show up. Don't catch a cold. You go back to the house. I'll go to the old house to take a look."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and nodded meekly as he held her in his arms, "Okay, come back early and you can still get some sleep."

"Um."

The two of them walked towards their den, with their backs to the sea, and they did not see the ripples on the sea surface not far away, and the ripples were blooming in circles.

After Ye Yaodong sent Lin Xiuqing home, he felt relieved and walked back to the old house when he heard the sound of her locking the courtyard door.

Lin Xiuqing stood on tiptoes in the yard and looked outside the wall. She saw the weak light of the flashlight flickering, shining farther and farther. She took a look before looking away. She reached out and tightened her collar before heading into the house. Go on, lie back down, and take a nap.

It was only around two o'clock in the morning, and the village was quiet and quiet, with a cold wind blowing, especially when walking to various intersections or open spaces without houses.

Ye Yaodong held the hand of the flashlight and shrank into his sleeves. He wore a hat on his head and a scarf around his neck, so his hands were exposed and it was a bit cold.

As soon as he walked to the door of the old house, he heard the noise of voices at the back door, and the pig's roar, and as he got closer and closer, he heard the sound of a knife scratching on the whetstone. .

When he walked to the back door, a scene of pig killing appeared in front of him.

A big fat pig's limbs were tied to a wooden stick, unable to struggle or move at all. It was also placed on a wide wooden frame, making a harsh howling sound, while several men wearing black cotton coats and rain boots Standing next to the wooden frame are his father, his eldest brother and his second brother.

His mother and second sister-in-law were boiling water nearby, and a large iron pot was set up in the open space.

The butcher held a long knife and kept sliding it back and forth on the whetstone nearby. He would pick it up and look at it from time to time. The sharp knife flashed in the dim light.

"Coming so late? Fortunately, I didn't expect your help." Mother Ye underestimated him and looked away from him.

"I'm delayed because of something. It's not too late. Anyway, the killing hasn't started yet. There are so many of you. Isn't it easy to catch a pig and tie it up?"

Ye Mu pursed her lips, glanced at him, and said nothing to him.

Brother Ye chuckled and said, "It doesn't matter. We have enough manpower, so there is nothing more we need to do. Why don't you go back and take a nap?"

"Come here, I'm here to take a look. I haven't seen how the pigs are killed? I'll finish the killing later and buy some fresh meat and pig offal by the way."

As Ye Yaodong spoke, he walked back and forth along the wooden shelf, watching the big fat pig struggling and howling, "By the way, has this pig been weighed? How much does it weigh?"

"Weighed it. I just carried it and weighed it before putting it on. It weighs 208 kilograms."

"It's going well. We can catch a few more piglets and raise a few more after spring starts. Anyway, my second sister-in-law has nothing to do. If she feeds some pig grass every day, she can earn more in a year." "

People don't eat well these days, let alone pigs. A pig weighing 200 pounds is already a big fat pig.

Sister-in-law Ye also smiled and said, "That's what I thought. I'll catch a few more piglets after spring. I heard people say that pig farmers have become rich in the past two years."

While they were talking, the butcher stopped sharpening his knife. He wiped the blade with a rag and scratched it with his thumb. It felt sharp enough.

"I'm starting."

"Okay, let's start, let's start killing the pigs."

Mother Ye kicked the large flower basin on the ground and pointed it in the direction of the pig's head, waiting to catch the pig's blood.

Pork blood is also a delicious dish when it is ready.

The butcher stabbed the pig's neck with a sharp knife. The big fat pig let out a heart-rending scream and struggled in fear and fear, but the rope was tied tightly and it was obviously impossible to escape.

Blood gushed out instantly and flowed continuously along the pig's neck, dyeing the entire pig's head vividly red. At the same time, the bright red pig blood also flowed towards the washbasin on the ground.

Suddenly, the air was filled with the smell of blood, and a large hole was exposed on the pig's neck. A steady stream of pig blood was still flowing down, and the tied limbs were still twitching there.

After waiting for a while, they lifted the pig to the iron pot, flipped it back and forth, scalded it with boiling water, and removed its hair.

After the pig was finished, the butcher disemboweled the pig again. The sharp knife was like cutting through the opening of a sack.

The internal organs that were squeezed together were still warm when they were taken out.

"Second brother and second sister-in-law, do you want some pig offal?"

"Is that what you want? If you want it, I'll give it to you."

Sister-in-law Ye quickly patted Ye Yaohua, glared at him, and said: "Pork belly and pork loin are not good. We have to keep the pork belly to stew the chicken. We have to give the pork loin to your second brother to replenish. I can give you the rest."

"Then sell the pig's heart and liver to me later. I'll ask other people to buy pork belly and pork loin when it's dawn."

Brother Ye smiled and said, "Sell me the pig lungs and intestines."

"Just tell Butcher Zhang after he's done killing it and ask him to buy it."

Ye Mu pointed to the basin of pig blood that was still dripping and said, "Do you want to keep the pig blood? It can be boiled for a basin, and you can use it to stir-fry cabbage for two days."

Ye Yaodong shrugged, "I can."

He doesn't think there are too many. It will be difficult to eat pigs raised by his own family in the future, and it is cold now, so he can live without eating them all.

"Then stay here. I'll take it back to the house and cook a pot later. When it solidifies, I'll share it with you..."

Sister-in-law Ye is the happiest. After raising pigs for half a year, she can eat meat and make money. She is even more determined to catch two more pigs and raise them after spring.

The family was chatting lively there, and the butcher neatly removed all the internal organs from the pig's stomach, threw them into a large wooden basin aside, and cut off the pig's head and put a piece of it away.

"Then you can divide the internal organs among yourselves. I won't take them away. Do you want to keep any piece of meat?"

"want."

Ye Yaodong quickly told him the details of the various parts of meat he wanted.

The butcher cut the pig neatly and cut off all the parts he wanted.

Ye Yaohua also said the parts and quantity he wanted.

Each member of the family kept a little bit, and divided up 1/4 of the pig.

Ye Yaodong bought the most and spent all the twenty yuan he brought out before walking back with a bucket full of pork.

The butcher put the remaining pork on his cart, preparing to rush to the next house to continue killing. It was approaching the New Year's Eve, and there were a lot of pigs being slaughtered these days, so he wanted to kill them before dawn.

At this time, it was still dark. From the time he came to watch the pig slaughter to the cutting, it only took a total of two hours. In this winter, it would not get bright until six o'clock.

The three brothers were talking and laughing as they walked.

Ye Yaopeng said that he would catch two or three piglets and raise them after spring. Just now, Ye Yaohua sold a piglet for 180 yuan, which was a bit exciting for him.

If you raise three of them, you can earn five to six hundred yuan a year.

No wonder pig farmers were able to raise a household worth ten thousand yuan last year. It's a pity that they have neither the conditions nor the time, otherwise they would have raised a few more pigs.

"Dongzi, do you want to raise me?"

"No! It's too dirty and smelly. Qing has no time to take care of the children. Sister-in-law and second sister-in-law have more leisure time, so you can just raise her."

A pig can earn 180 yuan, but he really doesn't like it now. Raising pigs is not an easy job. There is no need to make his wife so tired. He can make money anyway.

In her previous life, she had raised him, and in this life, he would raise her.